Change-speed gear



'Nbv'. 25,1930. H.- M. EDMUNDS ET AL 1,732,755

CHANGE SPEED GEAR Filed April 27, 1929 Inven tors, Howard Maurice Edmunds, Edward Hileman Waring. BywyflwL Attorney:

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invention relates-particularly frictionl gearing ofthe t'ype set'forth. in. S.

patent to Charles George Garrarch No.

1,709,345, dated-April 16, 1929,. with acentral roller and satellite rollers in! engagement with the central roller, the." satellite rollers having beveled surfaces arranged-in opposed pair's,an outer race in two parts, one ,ofwhioh is in .el'igagement with one of the beveled faces and the other ofwhich is in engagement with Q the other beveled face of eachiof the satellite rollers, and'connections between the partsof the outer race by which they have concurrent relative rotative admstment and relatlve adjustment in the direction of their axes-v whereby rotative force communicated to the outer race in the transmission of power through the gearing tends to axially displace the parts of the outer race and increase the pressures between them and the beveled faces of the satellite rollers.

According to this invention in change speed gears of the type above defined, the

means for restraining the outer race as a whole from rotating is a means applied to one of the parts of the outer race which holds it in a plane at right angles to the axis of the apparatus and restrains it from rotation while permitting a slight substantially parallel displacement of its axis. V

The object of this invention is to provide a 1 means for reducing or even eliminating the bad effects resulting from sllght eccentriclties. or lack of symmetry of the parts, suchas a lack of uniformity in the diameters of the satellite rollers. A further object is to provide a means. with which it is not essential that flanges be provided on the central shaft in engagement with the ends of the satellite rollers to take care of end thrusts between these parts. These objects are attained by providing certain freedoms of movement 1n connection withthe restraints requ red for with parts 8,18 having beveled surfaces arranged in opposedpairs, that is to say, 0ned in opposite directions. Thesatellite rollers are carried on axlest), 9 whichare clamped offriction changespeed gearing which em- 7 in radial slots in a rotatable end plate 10. 1

- Surrounding thesatelliterollers is an Jouter :race intwo;parts,'oneofwhich llis in engagement w thone ofthe beveled surfaces a of each of the satellite rollers and will he termed the-fixedypart, and the other of which 12is .inengagement with the other beveled rollers. TllQFtWO parts of the outer race by which relative rotative adjustment, in

. either direction concurrently effects a spreading. of the parts or relative adjustment or pressure in the direction oftheir axes. Such spreading or pressure causes the irace to be forced into frictional engagementordriving contact withthe bev eled surfaces of the a satellite rollers, such force depending on the power which it is required to transmit, In

turn this pressure through the. satellite rollers increases the frictional engagement between .the cylindrical parts of the satellite rollers and e n al cy indrical roller,

lathe c nst u tion here shown the parts are as embled and aligned, ith. the, axles f r the; s te li e I'QHWS. t firstleftfree t adjust radially exthei'sl ts the endiple The .PflItSl of the enter race are i pread tralrelle and then-ate on the axles are se up tem ke them fast end plate.

There is flic en leeseness. i the 1 bearings 1 on the line ,{surface of each of the satellite rollers andwill be termedthc movablepart, Springs 13', spread the parts so that there is a prelimi-. nary grip between the race and the satellite 1 t0 cltmn he satellite rollersageinst the ee i and elasticity in the axles to permit of such slight movement as may be necessary to permit of any further increase of pressure between the satellite rollers and the central roller which is required'when transmitting POVGT.

In order that the frictional engagement may be equalized throughout the mechanism, notwithstanding any differences in the diameters of the satellite rollers, or other irregularities, means are provided to restrain one of the parts of the outer race from rotating and to hold it substantially in a plane at right angles to the axis of the mechanism and restrained from displacement in the direction of the axis, but which will permit the outer race to assume a slightly eccen trio position in any radial direction so that its axis may have a slight substantially parallel displacement to compensate for the irregularities. To provide this, a casing 15 for the gearing has radial pins 16, 16 which engage slots formed by straps 17, 17 that are attached to one of the parts of the outer race. The connection is such that there is a slight freedom for both a. slight radial and circumferential adjustment at each pin so that rawhile permitting parallel displacement of its axis.

2. Friction gearing of the type set forth with a central roller; satellite rollers having beveled surfaces, arranged in opposed pairs, in frictionalengagement with the central roller; an outer race in two parts one of which is in engagement with one of the beveled surfaces and the other of which 7 is in engagement with the other beveled surface of each of the satellite rollers; connections between the parts of the outer race by which they have relative rotative adjustment and concurrent relative adjustment in the direction of their axis; a casing for the gearing; peripheral circumferentially extending slots in one of the parts of the outer race; and pins carried by the casing and engaging the slots whereby the part is held in a plane at right angles to the axis of the mechanism while parallel displacement of its axis is permitted.

HOlVARD MAURICE EDMUNDS.

EDl/VARD HILEMAN VVARING.

dial adjustment at either pin will not be prethe machine is a motor, will be the driving shaft of" the gearing, and which, if the machine is a generator, will be the following shaft of the gearing. The rotatable end plate is carried on a shaft 22 which is the slower shaft. It is the following shaft of the gearing if the gearing is used with a motor to transmit power to a slower running machine. It is the driving shaft of the gearing in case that is used in a transmission from a slowspeed engine to a high speed generator.

We claim 1. Friction gearing of the type set forth with a central roller; satellite rollers having beveled surfaces, arranged in opposed pairs, in frictional engagement with the central roller; an outer race in two parts one of which is in engagement with one of the beveled surfaces and the other of which is in engagement with the other beveled surface of each of the satellite rollers; connections between the parts of the outer race by which they have relative rotative adjustment and concurrent relative adjustment in the direction of their axis ;,and means for restraining one of the parts of the outer race from rotation and holding it in a plane at right angles to the axis of the mechanism 

